Reconstruction:Proto-Samic/kāntētēk

This Proto-Samic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Samic

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*skandia-) (no attested Norse descendants, but related to Proto-West Germanic *skandijan).[1]

Verb

*kāntētēk

  1. to accuse
  2. to suspect, think, believe

Derived terms

  • *kāntëlëtēk (“to slander, abuse, suspect”)
    • Western Samic:
      • Lule Sami: gáddalit
    • Eastern Samic:
      • Skolt Sami: kaddled

Descendants

  • Western Samic:
    • Ume Sami: gáddiet
    • Pite Sami: gádˈdet
    • Lule Sami: gáddet
    • Northern Sami: gáddit
  • Eastern Samic:
    • Inari Sami: käddiđ
    • Skolt Sami: käʹdded

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

References

  1. ^ Aikio, Ante. 2024. Are There Proto-Slavic Loanwords in Saami?. Finnisch-Ugrische Forschungen 2024 (69):5–40.[1]
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